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Buddy Holly Story poster courtesy Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Florida Events
Edward A Kliszus

The Buddy Holly Story

The Florida Rep stage was packed with rock n’ roll talent for their fabulous portrayal of The Buddy Holly Story and his songs that changed music forever!

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Entry to Los Cabos Cantina. Photo by Edward Kliszus
Florida Events
Edward A Kliszus

Los Cabos Cantina

Los Cabos Cantina delivered a Classic Taco with carnitas and beef with street corn, yellow rice, coleslaw, and seasonal vegetables.

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Into the Breeches at the Florida Rep
Florida Events
Edward A Kliszus

Into the Breeches

Into the Breeches opens the story at the Providence Oberon Theater which is quiet and gloomy and where Maggie Dalton believes she can assemble women to perform Shakespeare’s male leads.

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Historic Arcade Theatre and Home of the Florida Rep Company as seen from Bay Street. Courtesy Florida Rep
Florida Events
Edward A Kliszus

Driving Miss Daisy

This fantastic sold-out event warmed the heart and charmed the soul. The characters were delightfully conceived and presented by Mujahid Abdul-Rashid (Hoke Coleburn), Sara Morsey (Daisy Werthan), and Jason Parrish (Boolie Werthan). If you’ve seen the 1989 film, it’s clear that the Florida Rep presentation better captures the emotional and memorable qualities of author Alfred Uhry’s work.

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The Florida Rep Theater, Fort Myers Florida
Florida Events
Edward A Kliszus

Morning After Grace

We are in an upscale stereotypical baby-boomer Florida retirement condo with plush furniture, a well-stocked open kitchen with counter seating, wall décor with beach themes, and light gray walls with white trim and crown molding.

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Historic Arcade Theatre as seen from Bay Street. Public Domain
Florida Events
Elizabeth Ann Foster

West Side Story

An excited full house eagerly anticipated this Opening Night of West Side Story, its pathos intensified by today’s passing of our beloved bard Stephen Sondheim. As such, we were honored to participate in what became a celebration of West Side Story’s depiction of a doomed couple we love, akin to Romeo and Juliet, Aida and Radames, and Tristan and Isolde.

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David Darrow and V. Craig Heidenreich in The Woman in Black. Courtesy Florida Rep
Florida Events
Elizabeth Ann Foster

The Woman in Black

The mood is set from the moment you enter the theater and the play begins. An amazing full moon casting shadows over the gravesite scene is as stirring as the seashells illuminated haphazardly at the edge of the stage flickering throughout the acts.

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Evan Tyrone Martin at the Florida Rep. Photo: Florida Rep
Cabaret
Edward A Kliszus

Evan Tyrone Martin

Evan Tyrone Martin stars in a sentimental musical journey set from the 1930s to the present with a winning smile like the singers he honors.

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